Sir Francis Drake
Print
ca. 1746 (printed)
ca. 1746 (printed)
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'Sir Francis Drake'. Portrait of Sir Francis Drake in a decorative frame surrounded by objects including; a trident, a mast, cannons, an anchor and topped with a crown (the design of which is reminiscent of ships' sterns). Below the frame 'Sr FRANCIS DRAKE' is lettered on a banner. Below this is a smaller ovoid frame in which a sea battle is depicted, most probably that of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. Copperplate engraving print.
See the plate from which this print was taken, E.356A-1892.
See the plate from which this print was taken, E.356A-1892.
Object details
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Title | Sir Francis Drake |
Materials and techniques | Copperplate engraving print |
Brief description | Engraving. Jacobus Houbraken. Portrait of Sir Francis Drake, ca. 1746. |
Physical description | 'Sir Francis Drake'. Portrait of Sir Francis Drake in a decorative frame surrounded by objects including; a trident, a mast, cannons, an anchor and topped with a crown (the design of which is reminiscent of ships' sterns). Below the frame 'Sr FRANCIS DRAKE' is lettered on a banner. Below this is a smaller ovoid frame in which a sea battle is depicted, most probably that of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. Copperplate engraving print. See the plate from which this print was taken, E.356A-1892. |
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Production | See the plate from which this print was taken, E.356A-1892. |
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Associated object | E.356A-1892 (Original) |
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Accession number | E.356B-1892 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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